COLLEGE AND CAREER CLASS
Our College & Career SS Class, taught by Mike and Becky Royals, is only a few months old, but is off to a great start. As students are returning to colleges across our nation, would you like hear from “The Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2020”? Their headline is, “We have had the NOW generation…get ready for the RIGHT NOW generation…[they] cannot remember a time when they had to wait for anything.”
Then, think of the following. In their lifetimes:
- They have always had eBay and iMacs.
- Gretzky and Elway have always been retired.
- Vladimir Putin has always been in charge at the Kremlin.
- They are faced with the prospect of a huge student loan debt.
- West Nile has always been a virus found in the USA.
- They have never had to watch or listen to programs at a scheduled time.
- A Bush and a Clinton have always been campaigning for something big.
- While chads were hanging in Florida, they were potty training.
- Airline tickets have always been purchased online
And yet, in spite of the electronic age, did you know that studies indicate that the plugged in generation is LONELY! They are longing for personal, genuine, authentic relationships, and that is because our Creator made us that way. My prayer is that this hunger for healthy relationships can be met by the only Savior this world will ever know and by His followers at Northway Community Church.
Devotedly your pastor,
Bill Blanchard